XBMC 10 “Dharma” is released, this new release comes with many new features and support to many new media formats, now XBMC play all of the current media formats available, including the new WebM/VP8 codec that is the latest buzz. Hardware acceleration has been added in windows (Vista or 7) via DXVA2, CrystalHD has been added for all platforms (best supported in OSX and Linux), VDPAU support has been improved in Linux, and VAAPI support has been added for the hardware that supports it in Linux. This new version comes also with 11 different skins , all with distinct looks and personalities. There are far too many improvements to list here, so check out the changelog for a full list.

About XBMC:

” XBMC is an award-winning free and open source (GPL) software media player and entertainment hub for digital media. XBMC is available for Linux, OSX, Windows, and the original Xbox.”

Installation :

- Try XBMC Live CD:

XBMC come also come in a live cd for people that like to test applications before to install, you can download and run the booable live CD from this this Link . Also If you want to run the XBMC from a USB drive, check out UNetbootin to create a bootable flash drive.

Also if you want to watch your favorite youtube videos, Listen to some web radio or podcasts, Install a web interface to control your living-room experience, or even one to manage your media It’s all available in the new add-ons system, you need just to go to the “add-ons” section in the system menu and install what you want:

I am using LinuxMint 11 and thought I’d try this method since I can’t find help elsewhere. It seemed to work – it downloaded a bunch of stuff when I entered those commands, but I don’t know where to find the app now! It’s not in the main software menu, I did a search of my filesystem for ‘xbmc’ and came up with nothing, and it’s not in Synaptic (though I kind of don’t expect it to be).

Why can’t there just be an installer for it like all the other software in the Software Center? It’s certainly popular enough! Can anyone help me? I’d be happy to let you on to my computer via remote desktop if you can,

Thanks!
Tim

Danial Collyer

I always look for a video tutorial when installing software or tweaking Ubuntu, I find it makes it sooooo much easier for me to follow what is needed to be done. I found a cool short video tutorial explaining how to install XBMC on 12.04, as an ubuntu noob it really helped me out so I hope someone finds this as useful as i did. :) http://ubuntudan.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/install-xbmc-on-ubuntu.html